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Laurel Campus SCC Respiratory Care Program students win Kentucky Society for Respiratory Care academic bowl, advance to national event
Students in the Respiratory Care Program at the Laurel Campus of Somerset Community College won the Kentucky Society for Respiratory Care (KSRC) academic bowl on Sept. 13. The winning team and their classmates in the Laurel Campus Respiratory Care Program are: Row 1 (L to R): Championship Team - Matt Todhunter, Somerset; Joel Emerson (Captain), Russell Springs; Angela Mills, London; and Bryan McDonald, Russell Springs. Row 2 (L to R): Classmates & Instructors - Rebecca Hinkle, Christy Daugherty, Josh Brown, Eric Harmon (Clinical Instructor), Jason Asher (Director of Clinical Education), Jess Hoskins (Program Director), Cindy Fouts (Laboratory Director), Samantha Hampton and Kelli Fain. Row 3 (L to R): Classmates - Maria Brock. Mary Baldwin, and Kim Brockman.
The Advanced Respiratory Care Technology academic team at the Laurel South of Somerset Community College successfully competed in the annual Kentucky Society for Respiratory Care (KSRC) academic bowl at the Four Points Sheraton in Lexington on Thursday, September
13th, 2007. The Laurel Campus team was impressive in defeating the team from Southeast Community College and in capturing the championship against a strong practitioner team from Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond.
The bowl is similar in format to the “Jeopardy” game show as seen on television. The questions traverse the full range of Respiratory Care Technology and critically tested the participants’ knowledge of their chosen profession.
The KSRC is an affiliate of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), which hosts the national academic championships each year. The SCC students will represent Kentucky in the national championships in 2008 in Anaheim, California.
Academic team members are Joel Emerson (Captain), Russell Springs; Bryan McDonald, Russell Springs; Angela Mills, London; and Matthew Todhunter, Somerset.
Jess Hoskins, Jason Asher and Cindy Fouts are the instructors in the Laurel Campus Respiratory Care Program and they are also the coaches of the victorious team.
Somerset Community College is a comprehensive two-year institution of higher education. SCC has campuses in Somerset and London, centers in Clinton, McCreary, Russell and Casey Counties. Call for admission and registration information toll free at 1-877-629-9722.
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